Description abrégée des principaux arts et métiers et des instrumens qui leurs sont propres, le tout détaillé par figures
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The title translates as: "Abridged description of the primary arts and crafts, with their instruments, all detailed by figures [drawings]". There are written descriptions of occupations, illustrations of their work, and numbered illustrations of their tools. Some of the illustrations of structures and machinery were on pages that folded out. These were scanned folded, and have a vertical line. In order, the subjects are:
Architecture
Stone masonry
Brick manufacturing
Millwright (?)
Military architecture
Windmill construction
Framing carpentry
Cranes, hoists, jacks
Tile roofing
Making lead pipes
Rolling mill
Floor tile setting
Finish carpentry and cabinet-making
Locksmithing and blacksmithing
Making leaded glass windows, including glass cutting, a glazier's lead mill, and gilding
Stone sculpture
Bronze sculpture
Plaster sculpture
Several types of engraving
Painting (art)
Marquetry
Printing
Hat making
Another scan in color showing fold-out pages